 By this point, Civil War memoirs had become somewhat of a cottage industry. They were very popular, and privates all the way up to generals were writing their memoirs and making profits. But Grant, Grant was like the white whale. He was the victorious general that people most wanted to hear from, and publishing companies were after him to write his memoirs, but he had always declined. He didn't consider himself to be a very good writer, and he didn't need the money before. But now,